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Offline josey

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Re: unsure of surname 1700s
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 16 July 24 19:23 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Wexflyer on Tuesday 16 July 24 19:17 BST (UK)
The large curl to the left in Adams may be due to the succeeding letter "d"
Of course, I didn't spot that. However the central cross bar of the first letter of the surname has [in my eyes] a small downward curl which the cross bar of the 'A' of Adams does not - the latter has a strong vertical line at the right hand side.
Seeking: RC baptism Philip Murray Feb ish 1814 ? nr Chatham Kent.
IRE: Kik DRAY[EA], PURCELL, WHITE: Mea LYNCH: Tip MURRAY, SHEEDY: Wem ALLEN, ENGLISHBY; Dub PENROSE: Lim DUNN[E], FRAWLEY, WILLIAMS.
87th Regiment RIF: MURRAY
ENG; Marylebone HAYTER, TROU[W]SDALE, WILLIAMS,DUNEVAN Con HAMPTON, TREMELLING Wry CLEGG, HOLLAND, HORSEFIELD Coventry McGINTY
CAN; Halifax & Pictou: HOLLAND, WHITE, WILLIAMSON

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Re: unsure of surname 1700s
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 16 July 24 19:32 BST (UK) »
It’s not a banns record. It’s the record of a marriage by (‘per’) banns. I believe it’s taken from the bishop’s transcript here …

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSN2-9FQY?i=215&cat=319936
(left-hand column, 5 lines up)

There are many examples of A and H on this page. On a cursory look I haven't spotted a K. Others may wish to look further.

But frankly I would advise the OP to order a copy of the entry in the parish register from Herts Archives, as this may be clearer than the bishop’s transcript. (The parish register is probably the source of Boyd's index entry.)

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Re: unsure of surname 1700s
« Reply #11 on: Wednesday 17 July 24 02:54 BST (UK) »
Quote from: josey on Tuesday 16 July 24 19:13 BST (UK)

Can the OP please say where the banns page can be accessed.

The original is from findmypast here: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FM%2F73075290%2F1
Then click on view original record. This is not the same page as the familysearch.org page mentioned above which is an interesting contrast

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Re: unsure of surname 1700s
« Reply #12 on: Wednesday 17 July 24 04:07 BST (UK) »
comparing the two different pages. The name above "Sarah Crawley" the end -y in Crawley definitely invades the space of Elizabeth's surname. I assume the following letter is a p for "per licence"
This would lend strong credence to the surname below being read as Arndell, with the A being obscured by the y and the p above.

Any comments?


Thank you to the person who found this on https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSN2-9FQY?cat=319936
My initial source was findmypast
I find the familysearch site hard to navigate at the best of times.
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